Toddler Tip of the Day

Shop for off-season, clearance items. When it is 97 degrees outside it is hard to think about shopping for long-sleeve shirts and coats.

However, it’s a great time to pick up clearance deals on these winter items as stores will practically give them away to make room for fall arrivals.

From: frugaldad.com

Tags: clothes, shopping

To keep homes safe for visiting trick-or-treaters, parents should remove from the porch and front yard anything a child could trip over such as garden hoses, toys, bikes and lawn decorations.

From: American Academy of Pediatrics

Tags: halloween, safety

Lighting is responsible for about 11 percent of a home’s energy bills, and those continue to march up across most of the country, at a time when home prices are falling and job growth is soft.

It’s true that a compact fluorescent bulb uses about 75 percent less electricity than an incandescent, but the most energy-saving bulb of all is one that’s turned off.

From thedailygreen.com.